| The question of coat and general type of balance takes precedence over any scoring table which could be drawn up. The Chesapeake should be well proportioned, an animal with a good coat and well balanced in other points being preferable to one excelling in some but weak in others. Positive Scale of Points Head, including lips, ears and eyes:-16 Neck: 4 Shoulders and body:12 Hindquarters and stifles: 12 Elbows, legs and feet:12 Color: 4 Stern and tail:10 Coat and texture:18 General conformation:12 TOTAL: 100 Approximate Measurements Inches Length head, nose to occiput: 9� to 10 Girth at ears: 20 to 21 Muzzle below eyes: 10 to 10� Length of ears: 4� to 5 Width between eyes: 2� to 2� Girth neck close to shoulder: 20 to 22 Girth at flank: 24 to 25 Length from occiput to tail base: 34 to 35 Girth forearms at shoulders: 10 to 10� Girth upper thigh: 19 to 20 From root to root of ear, over skull: 5 to 6 Occiput to top shoulder blades: 9 to 9� From elbow to elbow over the shoulders: 25 to 26 |
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